Klarinet Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 2009/12

From: Joseph Fasel <jhfasel@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] German Christmas Carols
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:25:59 -0500

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Michael and Linda Marmer
<mlmarmer@-----.net> wrote:
> I'm not sure whether there are parallel English carols for these German ones
> or not. I don't recognize any of these titles as belonging to the basic
> German Christmas repertoire.

"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" and "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" are
well-known chorales. The former is known in English as "Savior of the
nations, come". The latter begins "O Lord, how shall I greet thee/How
welcome thee aright?" Both are Advent chorales.

Cheers,
--Joe

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